Studia Ethnologica Pragensia (Oct 2021)
Zákon č. 74/1958 Zb. a jeho výkon v niektorých obciach trnavského regiónu (aj s ohľadom na práce iných bádateľov)
Abstract
Based on the study of archival records, the author explains the adoption and implementation of Law No. 74/1958 on the permanent settlement of nomads. In the introduction, the author analyzes the studies of other authors. It assumes that the law was adopted on the basis of an appeal by Slovak residents who complained about the behavior of nomadic Roma. The author also uses personal testimonies of nomadism. The next section focuses on the enforcement of the law itself on the territory of Trnava region and surroundings. In connection with the implementation of the law, it was necessary for state institutions to resolve accommodation, education, employment and health care for nomads. The basic requirement for the enforcement of the law was the creation of a register of nomads. Registration took place in February 1959. According to archival records, testimonies and personal experience, the author concluded that the travel ban did not have as dramatic and traumatic an impact as other authors describe. The nomads underwent the settlement well and insisted on solving their problems. At the end of the work, the author points to the relativity of the interpretation of history depending on the coincidence of preserving archival documents.
